The Qur'an and its biblical subtext
Traditionally the Qur’an has been interpreted through medieval commentaries shaped by the biography of the prophet Muhammad. This book presents the Muslim holy book in light of its conversation with Jewish and Christian scripture, challenging the dominant scholarly method of reading the Qur'an.
Controversial literature
304 pages ; 24 cm
9780415778930, 9780203856451, 9780415524247, 041577893X, 0203856457, 0415524245
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Introduction: Listening to the text
The crisis of quranic studies
The scholarly conflict over the Qur'an
The method and goal of the present work
Excursus: Regarding the dates of Jewish and Christian texts
Quranic case studies
The prostration of the angels
Al-Shayan al-Rajim
Adam and feathers
Abraham the gentile monotheist
The laughter of Abraham's wife
Haman and the tower to heaven
The transformation of Jews
Jonah and his people
The nativity of Mary
Our hearts are uncircumcised
Do not think those who were killed in the path of God dead
The companions of the cave
Muhammad
Qur'an and Tafsir
Exegetical devices
Historicization
Occasion of revelation
Variae lectiones (Qiraat)
Takhir al-Muqaddam
Judaeo-Christian traditions
The mufassirun
Tafsir and Qur'an
Reading the Qur'an as homily
The problem of translating the Qur'an
Homiletic features of the Qur'an
The Qur'an and Christian homily
The Qur'an and its biblical subtext